Albert Ostermaier was born in Munich in 1967. In 1990 he was awarded the Munich literary scholarship. During the theatrical season 1996-1997 he was playwright-in-residence at the Nationaltheater in Mannheim. In 1997-1998 he was commissioned to write a play for the Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Bertolt Brecht‘s birth. During the 1999-2000 season he was playwright-in-residence at the "Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel"

Plays

A couple, Valery and Desmond, meet in the desert at various sites including a place called Dante's View. They experience what can only be described as surreal stories, both with each other and in their meetings with other people – another couple on a motorbike, a drug addict, a man by a pool – all of which lead to the same conclusion: Desmond, for reasons which are not explained, has to die. More ...